You Could Make a Case for That

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You Could Make a Case for That
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Tony stole vibranium from Steve's shield

This theory showed up after Thanos so thoroughly destroyed Cap's shield in Endgame. Some folks think the reason Thanos was able to destroy the shield was because Tony took vibranium from it after Civil War to use on his own suits. It's why his suits started to behave the way Black Panther's do. We know from the Iron Man films and Far From Home that Tony steals tech and ideas from others, so there's a good reason to think Tony appropriated vibranium to add to his suit. (T'Challa was certainly not going to let him have any.) It also explains how Tony was able to remove the scratches from the shield--the coating no longer contains as much vibranium.

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Sam adjusted the shield on his arm again, lifting the shield and swinging it around. He looked at the older version of Steve sitting on the bench and said, "I promise I'll use this, but I gotta ask: I heard the purple dude sliced this thing up like fresh pie. Is it that the shield is good against bullets, but I need to worry about dudes with swords?"

Steve looked down for a moment, then met Sam's eyes and said, "Sam, you can't let Pepper or Morgan learn about this, ever. You don't need to worry about swords. This shield...it hasn't been tampered with."

Sam frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Steve shrugged and said, "You know I dropped the shield in Siberia. Well, some time between then and when the second Thanos arrived, Tony altered it in some way. I can't be sure, but I believe he removed vibranium from it. From what I heard, his suits changed during the same period--they behaved a lot like Shuri's suits for T'Challa. So..."

Sam shook his head and said, "So Tony stole something he'd never have been given by the people who really owned it--T'Challa or you. And Tony's selfishness almost got you killed."

Steve sighed and nodded, then said, "I can't say I was surprised. But that's why I made sure to bring you a shield that Tony never had his hands on. You can trust this one."

Sam smiled, because he also knew he could trust Steve.

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